Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. -Dale Carnegie- Another opportunity is here to present a topic that is essential in the field of investigating, auditing, and definitely interviewing. Any topic I address is targeted at our work life, but the applicability of this
Read more →Everyone has dreams, but not everyone makes their dreams into goals. You may have a few of these too. In the realm of interviewing, be it investigations, auditing, compliance or wherever you find yourself, do you dream and imagine things but seldom accomplish them? Do you ever
Read more →When it comes to the business of investigations, auditing, compliance, inspections and human resources, decisions are a consistent part or our work experience whether in the rank and file or in leadership positions. Honing the ability to make good ones is essential. Part of that is minimizing
Read more →There are those that contend, that in its simplest form, life is a series of choices. This is certainly, in some sense, true. Except that it’s not that simple, because life itself is not that simple. The complexity of life or, rather, living a life, means that
Read more →If you are in the business of doing interviews in investigations, audits, inspections, compliance, or the human resources arena decision making is a foundational part of your profession. However, the skill-set of well-thought-out decisions based on empirical evidence seems to be waning. All too often we see
Read more →How do you make a decision? Do you have a plan, or does it happen by chance or circumstances? Research shows planning is often shortchanged in our processes. Much like any process there are steps to be effective at completing a task. The work of auditing, investigating,
Read more →Denial is the shock absorber for the soul. It protects us until we are equipped to cope with reality. -C. S. Lewis Why is it essential that we deal with Denials? When conducting an interview, it’s important to effectively handle any denials from the interviewee. We as
Read more →Mark A. Anderson Anderson Investigative Associates A person (or an animal) who feels there are no alternatives will fight even when violence isn’t justified, even when the consequences are perceived as unfavorable, and even when the ability to prevail is low. -Gavin De Becker Why is a
Read more →What a privilege to appear in the December 2020 edition of the CFInsider publication with an article on Ethical Interviewing. I was honored to be asked to write the article by Tony Paixao, but also to be in the same edition with two interviewing professionals that I
Read more →“Rapport is the ability to enter someone else’s world, to make him feel that you understand him, that you have a strong common bond.” –Tony Robbins This is the last in a series of three blogs on the intricacies and application of rapport to the interview process.
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